CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Redone, Dependent And Independent Variables, Falsifiability
14 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
CHYS 2P10
Child Development
Dr. Tony Volk
Review course outline (online only)
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Lecture 1
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Today’s Lecture
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Office and Phone: CRN 347
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688-5550 (ext. 5368)
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Office Hours: Monday @ 10 (or by appointment or by chance)
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Contact Information
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Jo-Anne Sinnige-Egger
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jsinnigeeg[email protected]ku.ca
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CRN 322
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Course Coordinator
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Xt. 5893
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The goal of the course is to give students a broad understanding of the principles,
theories, and “facts” of child development
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In plain English, I want to teach you the fundamental theories and concepts necessary
for understanding child and youth development, as well as some of the details of that
development, and how to analyze research relating to both
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Why This Matters
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Why This Matters
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Why This Matters
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Course Objectives
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Mid Term 1- 25%
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Final Exam- 25%
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Seminar Debate- 20%
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Seminar Paper- 20%
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Seminar Participation- 10%
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Evaluation
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On lecture
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Use textbook as a reference
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The test will be MC, not cumulative, based mostly on the text but also on lecture
material
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Mid-term will be in this class- show up on time!
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Final will be scheduled by registrar
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Tests
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They stopped making the 4th Ed. so I have switched to the 5th
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Is the 4th still OK for this course?
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Probably mostly it depends
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Textbook
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Require documentation (see Sakai)
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Contact Jo-Anne Sinnige-Egger, course coordinator
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Missed mid-terms are generally be pro-rated to other grades (so the rest of the grades
will be worth more) or make-up
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Missed finals will be re-done (typically) in late April
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Missed Tests
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The basic structure of the seminars revolves around debates
Seminars
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Week 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology
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The basic structure of the seminars revolves around debates
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Debates are a good way to critical examine issues related to the course
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Debate topics will be posted that correspond to topics covered in lectures as a way of
building on lectures
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During seminars, students will individually (or sometimes in pairs) debate for or
against a given topic
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These debates must be based on scientific evidence, some of which will be provided
for you, some of which you’ll need to find on your own
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Seminars
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These debates will also lead to a paper on the topic you debate that includes responses
to questions from the class and arguments from your opponent
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I expect to see improvements in the 10 page paper vs. the debate
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DO NOT PLAGIARIZE, QUOTE TOO MUCH, OR COPY AND PASTE!
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Debates will be evaluated by the TAs/myself and by your peers
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Half and half
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Peer grade will be the class average
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Good evaluations are also part of your grade- they are you seminar participation component
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Seminar: No seminar this week
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Week 1 –Introduction to Developmental Psychology
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Seminar: Review of Seminar Structure
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Week 2 –Theories of Human Development
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Seminar: Choose seminar topic
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Week 3 –Hereditary Influences on Development
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Seminar: Nature vs. Nurture
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Week 4 –Cognitive Development
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Seminar: Cognitive Development
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Week 5 –Language Development
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Read: no required text readings
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Seminar: cancelled
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Week 6 –Mid-Term 1
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Seminar: Language Development
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Week 7 –Intelligence and School Achievement
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Seminar: Intelligence
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Week 8 –Sexual Development
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Seminar: Sexual Development
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Week 9 –Social Development
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Seminar: Social Development
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Week 10 –Parents & Siblings
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Seminar: Parents & Siblings
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Week 11 –Peer Relationships
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Seminar: Peer Relationships
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Week 12 –Catch-Up and/or Review
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Course Schedule
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Contrary to a lot of published and popular belief, children have generally been viewed in a
very similar light over the course of history (with some exceptions)
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Some are never changing because of the history
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Others are always evolving due to the changing and evolution of childhood
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Recent construction
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Some aspects of childhood are new and evolving, many others have deep roots
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Historical Perspectives
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Barbie
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Stores divide the boys and girls toys that are very easy to recognize
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Egyptian Toys
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Document Summary
Office hours: monday @ 10 (or by appointment or by chance) The goal of the course is to give students a broad understanding of the principles, theories, and facts of child development. In plain english, i want to teach you the fundamental theories and concepts necessary for understanding child and youth development, as well as some of the details of that development, and how to analyze research relating to both. The test will be mc, not cumulative, based mostly on the text but also on lecture material. Mid-term will be in this class- show up on time! They stopped making the 4th ed. so i have switched to the 5th. Missed mid-terms are generally be pro-rated to other grades (so the rest of the grades will be worth more) or make-up. Missed finals will be re-done (typically) in late april. The basic structure of the seminars revolves around debates.
